Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-02-11
ENGLISH HARES.
DOnnelly Gets the Minnesota Legis-
lature to Memorialize Congress to
Prohibit their Importation.
A Lively Time in the House Over
Mr.. Donnelly's Bills-Ignatius
Sat Down Upon.

Sat Down Upon.
He Says He is Falsely Represented.
ST PAUL, MIMI, Feb. S.-Among tn
mass of bills introduced into the house this
morning was that of Rogers to amend the
laws of 1885 relative to the incorporation
and regulation of cooperative life ineur-
once andcasualty companies, 1t adds sew.
eral additional sections to the existing law.
1t requires the insurance commissioner to
still further supervise those companies,
and give right to withdraw the license of
companies failing to comply with the pro-
visions of the law.
concurrent resolution was adopted, after
Mr.. Donnelly was heard in it's favor:
Resolved, That we respectfully rev uest
our senators and representatives in con-
greSS to take such steps as may seem neceS-
sary to prevent the landing of English
hares on American soil.
When the house met this afternoon there
was lively time over Mr. Donnelly's
bills-the rate bill and the freed IN Of
traffic bill-which had been made spec
ial order.
In Mr.. Donhelly's absence, Mr.. Eme ry
moved they be recommitted to the railroad
ommittee, which was done.
Mr.. Donnelly then came in and entered a
vigorous protest against such action in his
absence.
Mr.. Emery replied that he understood
Mr. Donnelly favored it.
Mr.. POtter'S motion to reconsider the
| vote was carried.
| Mr.. Prosser sent communication to the
desk, signed by eight members of the rail-
road commission, asking that the bills be
recommitted IN order that subsequent rail-
road bills might be considered with them.
Mr.. Donnelly again protested, where
signers of the paper, withdrew his name,
SSs vcred ED it. ''' A' 0'''''S'o'u MI onne''s ID
The latter denounced such action as an
| unparalleled outrage. He thought men,
! bers who had done him such discourtesy,
should be brought to the bar of the house
It was simply an attempt to defeat the
| bills.
A member asked if the bills had been
printed.
Mr.. Donnelly said they had, but the
bills had mysteri0usly disappeared
won his point and the bills were con-
sidered.
When engaged in the consideration of
the bill fixing maximum rate of freight on
wheat and flour, Mr.. Donnelly had sent up
to the speakers desk copy of the republi:,
freight rates. He said that the railroads
could afford to carry wheat at the rates
prescribed and make money. Most Of the
roads were land grant roads and had re-
ceived lands to the amount of $32, 1000 mile,
which roads did not cost in construction
| fho, mil 4 hnp ho
coming Improbable to raise wheat, but it
has been profitable to everybody who
handled grain after it had been raised.
The bill was finally recommended to
pass, test vote showing SO in favor to "a
against freedom of traffic. The bill went
| over.
In the house tomorrow afternoon the
high license bill comes up for final action,
and lively time is looked for.
In the senate today Mr.. Crandall intro
duced resolution providing for the con-
side sideratiop h Of the Eaton biennial sss
An amendment had already been Of
fered to the original measure reducing the
period of the sessions from ninety to sixty
days. In addition to this amendment,
Senator Crandall submitted resolution
prohibiting the introduction Of bills after
ecutive messages of much importance. The
resolution was adopted and the bill was
referred for it's third reading. There is
little doubt about its passage.
| Senator Crandall also submitted a bill
providing for the appointment by the
the state at the national capital
His duties shall be to look after all finan-
cial matters relating to Minnesota. Ten
per cent.Of moneys collected or handled by
| him for the state shall constitute his sal
ary.
Among the bills introduced were:
File 376, limit the charge for sleeping
cars as follows: Seventy-fve cents per
| 100 miles, and cents mile for every ad-
ditional mile. but in no case more than 81.
The penalty for violation is $25 to $780,
Preventing gambling in stocks either
$500, and second offense six months i'm
prisonment; keepers penalty $500 to $1,000
4 The object of the bill is to prohibit what
are known as bucket shops.
Providing for the free carriage over rail
roads Of state officials. 1t is similar to the
| Gregory house bill.
Senator Whitman to whom was referred
the bill providing for dock line in st.
/ Louis bay, RECOMMENDED its passage.
| In committee of the whole, the senator
recommended the postponement of HOl-.
| lands bill providing for township district
| schools.
SENATE.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 2.-Senator Whitemanin-
troduced an election law bill this morning
which provides tn t no election precinct
shall contain more than 800 electors: that
town supervisors shall be judges of election,
with two clerks of opposite parties. When
they contain more than 500 votes the city
councils are to name judges of election; no
more than two judges and one clerk Of
election to be of the same political party.
The judges of election in cities of over 49,
900 Inhabitants are To make list of voters
which ten days before election shall be